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The Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence is taking place from 5th - 12th June 2017.

IANSA members at BMS6 during the Wear Orange Campaign

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IANSA members marching against gun violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Global Week of Action, May 2016.

Click here for full details of events that took place during the Week of Action, plus statements from the Chair of IANSA and the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs.

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Statement from IANSA Chair for the Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence

2017 is set to be one of the most important years in our history as we seek to strengthen international efforts to reduce the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. We are preparing for 2018 when the next major meeting of the United Nations small arms process--RevCon3 (also known as the Third Review Conference on the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects)--will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.

IANSA Global Week of Action 2016 Report

IANSA's report on actions taken by some of our members around the world for the 2016 Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence is available here: Please click on the PDF attachment below.

BMS6 Country Position Report

Following the five days of meetings at the UN Headquarters in New York for BMS6, IANSA has published a report on all country positions related to the following topics: Ammunition, Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) & Programme of Action (PoA), Civil Society, Destruction, Gender & Women, Youth, and Victoms & Survivors. 

IANSA's new UN Liaison Officer

 

IANSA welcomes our new UN Liaison Officer, Rose Welsch. She takes over from Michele Poliacof, whom we thank for her years of dedicated service, and for agreeing to continue sharing her wisdom and advice with us. Rose will be responsible for coordinating civil society participation in the Sixth Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms (BMS6), to be held at UN Headquarters in New York 6-10 June 2016.

First Committee of the 70th Session of the General Assembly

The First Committee of the GA begins on 7 October and runs until 9 November 2015. Information on sessions can be found here.

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